If the mission is one, and Wren is also one, then one plus one is definitely greater than two for the hinterland of the Byron Empire.

Neither the mission nor Wren will take the initiative to touch those heavily guarded cities, nor will they go to the central cities of a certain race to find unhappiness. They wandered in the suburbs and countryside, constantly sweeping villages and towns of all sizes, so that in this spring, when everything was recovering and sowing was needed, no one sowed seeds!

No one knew if these elusive creatures would suddenly appear around their village and kill the farmers in a bloody and brutal manner, so everyone ran to the nearby big city as much as possible. Even if they occasionally sow seeds under the protection of the army during the day, the scale is pitiful.

If before this two teams were just a bit of nerve-wracking rogues, now they are beginning to really threaten the foundation of the Byronic Empire - Nongsang.

In this world where technology is not developed and the agricultural system is still relatively backward, if enough seeds can be planted in the spring, then the autumn will not be able to harvest enough food to fill people's stomachs.

Food is a necessity for the survival of every species, and hunger will not give up your "punishment" just because you are a noble orc or a nobleman with power. Hunger is not a thing to enjoy, under the social system of uneven distribution of social resources, some people may be able to eat and drink enough, but more people will do some irrational things because of hunger.

Such things are not uncommon, and they have happened more than once or twice, and each time it has been a disaster for the entire country and even the entire continent.

Two years ago, there was a famine in the Orlando Empire, and the official version was that some people lacked the corresponding food, which was a kind of high-sounding official article. What is called lack of food, to put it bluntly, is not to eat, among these people who have not eaten, except for some people who can barely survive by eating grass roots and gnawing tree bark, in fact, many people starved to death.

Compared to the Orlando Empire, a predominantly human-based country, the Byron Empire, an empire with a predominantly orc and half-orc population, will be like the end of the world when hunger comes.

Because orcs and half-orcs have larger bellies, they consume more food, and more people will starve to death when the time comes.

Therefore, Emperor Byron had to repeatedly ask the kamikaze to find the traces of Wren and the mission as soon as possible, and to delay them as much as possible until the arrival of the large army, but unfortunately, so far it has not been effective. Both Wren and the Missions were always able to leave before the kamikaze arrived, which also made some people wonder if there were people in the Byron Empire who were carrying news for them.

Emperor Byron couldn't laugh anymore, his face was gloomy, if it weren't for the special status and importance of the kamikaze legion, he would have let the head of the kamikaze legion be taken down for questioning. He couldn't help but rub his temples at this point, relieving his aching head from not being able to get enough rest for a while, "Who can tell what they want to do." ”

Villages have been slaughtered, towns are like dead lands, fields that thaw after spring are overgrown with weeds, and the price of food is skyrocketing, what are these people going to do?!

In fact, there is no shortage of wise men in the Byron Empire, but many times wise men use their wisdom to compete for power and profit, such as the profession that represents the pinnacle of human wisdom - court mages.

The chief court mage, who was dressed in a dark blue background and a silver dot matrix robe like a starry sky, smiled awkwardly, they did not solve any troubles for the great Byron Emperor during this time, but for some political tilting, tossing and turning, which had already made His Majesty the Emperor a little dissatisfied. This dissatisfaction with Emperor Byron was not explicitly stated, but from his attitude and behavior, the mages already had some feelings.

So this time, the chief court mage decided to solve the most troublesome and annoying matter for Emperor Byron at the moment.

"Your Majesty!", if you ignore the magic robe worth hundreds of gold coins on the old mage's body, and the pile of magical equipment he carries with him of higher value, in fact, he is not much different from ordinary people. His hair was a little gray, but his face was very good, red and shiny, and he didn't look like an old man at all. He walked over to the map of the Empire, took a pen from his pocket, and drew on it.

Every village, market town, and smaller gathering place destroyed by Wren is represented by a red fork. On the other hand, the bloodshed of the mission was indicated by a blue cross, and when he marked all the places where the accident had befallen him, he glanced at the princes and ministers in the entire hall with a somewhat humble, but obviously haughty gaze.

"Your Majesty, do you see anything from this map?", the old mage was not in a hurry at all, he stood aside with a smile, grabbed the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, and stood on the edge of the map.

The Emperor Byron and the princes and ministers looked carefully at the map with many crosses and fell into deep thought. As for how much was really thinking, how much was waiting to see the old mage's jokes, it was a number that was difficult to judge.

Emperor Byron shook his head, he couldn't see anything, there was some anger in his eyes, he didn't like others to ask him to answer. There were no surprises when the answer came, after all, he was the "omnipotent" emperor and knew that the answer was what he should do. But if he can't answer, it will be a little embarrassing, it will appear that he has no knowledge and does not even know some small things.

The old mage immediately explained himself before Emperor Byron had an attack. If he could devote half of his political abilities to the study of magic, he would probably be a great mage by now.

He used a comparison to connect the red fork and the blue fork in two branches, and all the princes and ministers were shaken at this moment, because they saw that these two lines were the trajectory of Wren and the mission's activities in the empire. Before Wren entered the hinterland of the Empire, the activities of the mission were largely disorderly, with a face in the east and a buttocks in the west, in no apparent order.

But since Wren crossed the victory pass and entered the Byron Empire, from the initial clueless and directional privateering between the two sides, to the present two sides seem to have a common tacit understanding, they are all gathering in a certain place intentionally or unintentionally, and everyone has a bottom in their hearts.

Yes, they are sending a message to each other by fighting and plundering, and this message is where they meet.

It seemed that after sensing that these fools had finally understood through everyone's clear eyes, the old mage looked at His Majesty Emperor Byron with a smile. He knew very well that he couldn't grab the limelight, all he had to do was to carry a bag for His Majesty the Emperor to hold his stinky feet.

Emperor Byron looked suddenly enlightened, he stepped down from the throne and walked to the map in person, stretched out his finger and pointed to a small town in the imperial capital, and asked with great certainty: "Their next stop is here?!"

There is a small castle on the map, which is not a big city, and it is called a city because this place called Nedea has not only a wall, but also a moat. Nedea was once a city of great fame, even the Desi had heard of it, and it was once the royal court of the Sheep people.

In the history of the Byron Empire, which was no longer than the Orlando Empire, the sheep warriors were definitely the race with the strongest war potential of all species. The sheep people have strong explosiveness, very long-lasting stamina, stronger adaptability and strong enough strength. At the same time, what is more important is that there are definitely enough of them, and to put it simply, this is a race that is almost as explosive as the rat people.

Extracting one of them alone may not be very strong, but all of these factors come together to form a strong group of sheep people. They even swelled to the point that they wanted to overthrow the orthodox rule of the Byron Empire, and wanted to ascend to the throne as orcs and reign over the Byron Empire. Just like all powerful countries must go through one or more civil wars before they become strong, so as to form an absolute unity within themselves.

The sheep people started one of the largest civil wars in the Byron Empire, and of course the ending was as shown today, the sheep people became extinct. Emperor Byron, who was almost cut off on the ground by the sheep patriarch Vidis, was saved by the half-dragon people, and thus all races understood a truth, that is, not to offend the royal family.

After the sheep tribe was slaughtered, someone proposed to reduce the city of Nedea with a fire, and completely erase the traces of the last vestiges of the sheep tribe in this world, but the Byron emperor at that time did not agree, but under his auspices, he rebuilt the city of Nedea, which had suffered serious losses due to the war, and his purpose was to make people remember that there was once a group of powerful warriors who represented their powerful race and almost overthrew the rule of the royal family of the Byron Empire.

But in the end, they were defeated, and they were completely thrown into the dustbin of history and became a thing of the past. And the city of Nedea is warning everyone not to do stupid things.

Emperor Byron lowered his head and pondered for a long time before he nodded slowly, according to the route deduced by the old mage, there was nothing wrong at all. The two long lines guide each other in the direction of each other, and the final meeting point is the city of Nedea.

He slowly walked up the steps and sat down on the throne again, looking at the captain of the kamikaze legion standing aside, "I'll give you one last chance, you take your people to Nidea first to get ready, and in addition, I will mobilize two more 10,000 legions to cooperate with your actions, and this time I must catch the main people of the other party." Emperor Byron paused, "If you fail again......"

The captain of the kamikaze took a step forward and stepped forward, raised his hand to hammer the armor on his chest with a thumping sound, he gritted his teeth and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if you can't catch Wren and the mission again this time, I will resign as the commander of the legion and wait for the fate." ”

Emperor Byron smiled and waved his hand again and again, "Hey, how can Your Excellency say that he is the humerus of the empire and an important minister of the state, how can he resign from the post of army commander because he can't catch some rogues?

That's what you say, but you can't just listen to it.

Emperor Byron looked like a smiling virtuous gentleman, and there was something hidden in his words.

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "Next, it's about the third cross-sea landing operation, is Greybeard coming?"

The entire hall was quiet for a moment, and the attendant replied with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the Duke did not come. ”

"This fellow!", Emperor Byron shook his head with a smile, and did not seem to feel the anger of being despised at all because the person who should have come did not come, "this old beard is really old, he was always the first to arrive when he was young, but now he often does not arrive, and at his age, it is time to enjoy the leisure of his old age." As he spoke, he beckoned to the attendant on the side, "Help me bring him two bottles of Dragon Whale Oil, and tell him that taking care of his body is the most important thing." ”

At this time, the city of Nedea, which was seven hundred kilometers away from the imperial capital of the Byron Empire, was bleak as if it had experienced a plague, and there were hardly many people in sight on the streets, and the occasional group of soldiers passing by could not make the city full of life.

Those who can run have run, and those who are reluctant to run or are more courageous feel that they may not encounter anything if they stay.

In the small tavern, a group of mercenaries are munching on delicious barbecued meats and pouring sour fruit wine. They are not good people, they are all guys who can sell everything for money, and they are not here to use the walls of the city to achieve a certain sense of security.

Their real target was the city warehouse of Nedea, which contained not only enough food, but also a mountain of weapons and a large amount of gold.

Since the Orlando Empire implemented a policy of monitoring sensitive materials, the demand for weapons from the civilian population of the Byron Empire has skyrocketed, but the supply has been slow to rise. There was a shortage of weapons in many factions, a longsword that had been repaired for a year could be sold for thirty silver coins, and those brand-new weapons from the Orlando Empire had reached fifty silver coins or more.

This is also the reason why the Byron Empire is obsessed with the territory of the Orlando Empire - resources!

For an "empire" to become truly powerful, it is absolutely not enough to rely on food and some strange goods, there must be enough mineral resources to forge all kinds of weapons and equipment. Almost the entire territory of the Byronic Empire was dominated by plains, with abundant grain production but a lack of mineral deposits. Even the ore produced by several discovered deposits was also distributed by the royal family.

So in the Byron Empire, the most valuable thing is not food, but weapons!